Taking the knee

[spaldy]

Trump is not why the US or World is divided. Step back and assess the lazy statement. The US has been divided since the founding days. Jefferson and Adams hated each other and both were the leaders of their political schools of thought. We also fought a little war called the Civil war that killed or maimed over a Million American citizens. If you believe that war was because of Slavery you need to go back and brush up on it. It was fought over States rights vs Federal control. Slavery was the scapegoat that was created afterwards to sugar coat the issue. The US government won but the ongoing underlying conflict has raged on ever since and will likley never go away. The only thing that unites us is when a foreign power attacks us.

Many kids these days are not taught Civics, Government or History so the lack of integrity in reporting and journalism is not questioned or independently ascertained. It's treated like gospel It's sad that they have so little capability for independent thought or analysis.

The issue came to a boil last election when Trump won 90+% of all of the counties in the US as well as the majority of states. If it wasn't for large urban centers (that want to control how all of us live) he would have won all 50 states.

My guess is that the US isn't the only country in the world where centralized command and control is resisted.

[WTF11]

Trump is not why the US or World is divided. Step back and assess the lazy statement. The US has been divided since the founding days. Jefferson and Adams hated each other and both were the leaders of their political schools of thought. We also fought a little war called the Civil war that killed or maimed over a Million American citizens. If you believe that war was because of Slavery you need to go back and brush up on it. It was fought over States rights vs Federal control. Slavery was the scapegoat that was created afterwards to sugar coat the issue. The US government won but the ongoing underlying conflict has raged on ever since and will likley never go away. The only thing that unites us is when a foreign power attacks us.

Many kids these days are not taught Civics, Government or History so the lack of integrity in reporting and journalism is not questioned or independently ascertained. It's treated like gospel It's sad that they have so little capability for independent thought or analysis.

The issue came to a boil last election when Trump won 90+% of all of the counties in the US as well as the majority of states. If it wasn't for large urban centers (that want to control how all of us live) he would have won all 50 states.

My guess is that the US isn't the only country in the world where centralized command and control is resisted.

The "founding days"... You mean back to the days when the war of independence was over (late 1700's)? when France and Spain decided that for their own benefit it would be beneficial to support the forces under Washington and ally their forces against those of the English? So, your wonderful "liberation" and the equally wonderful republic that followed, depended on the support from two nations who then, and for about the next 200 years were, in turn, fascist dictatorships or nazi collaborators, must make you feel proud every 4th of July..